Deuteronomy 1:8

See, I have placed the land before you. Enter and possess the land that the LORD swore He would give to your fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and to their descendants after them.”

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Moses addresses the Israelites at the conclusion of his wilderness review, directing them toward the imminent conquest of Canaan.

The words — The imperative רְאֵ֛ה (re'eh) commands "see," while the verbal phrase בֹּ֚אוּ וּ/רְשׁ֣וּ (Bo'u u/reShu) literally renders "go and take possession of."

The thread — The land grant to the patriarchs and their offspring appears in Genesis 12:7, Genesis 15:18, and Genesis 26:3.

Why it lands — The verse commands physical entry into a territory already guaranteed by oath, requiring immediate obedience rather than prolonged deliberation.

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The Hebrew words

רְאֵ֛הre.'Ehsee נָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiI set לִפְנֵיכֶ֖םli/f.nei./Khem<to>/ before/ you אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָאָ֑רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ land בֹּ֚אוּBo.'ugo וּרְשׁ֣וּu./re.Shuand/ take possession of אֶת־'et-<obj.>הָאָ֔רֶץha./'A.retzthe/ land אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich נִשְׁבַּ֣עnish.Ba'he swore יְ֠הוָהYah.wehYahweh לַאֲבֹ֨תֵיכֶ֜םla./'a.Vo.tei./Khemto/ ancestors/ your לְאַבְרָהָ֨םle./'av.ra.Hamto/ Abraham לְיִצְחָ֤קle./yitz.Chakto/ Isaac וּֽלְיַעֲקֹב֙u./le./ya.'a.Koand/ to/ Jacob לָתֵ֣תla./Tetto/ giveלָהֶ֔םla./Hemto/ themוּלְזַרְעָ֖םu./le./zar.'A/mand/ to/ offspring/ their אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃'a.cha.rei./Hemafter/ them

King James Version

Behold, I have set the land before you: go in and possess the land which the Lord sware unto your fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, to give unto them and to their seed after them.

Cross-references

Genesis 15:18 On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land—from the river of Egypt to the great River Euphrates—
Genesis 12:7 Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him.
Genesis 26:3 Stay in this land as a foreigner, and I will be with you and bless you. For I will give all these lands to you and your offspring, and I will confirm the oath that I swore to your father Abraham.
Genesis 13:14 After Lot had departed, the LORD said to Abram, “Now lift up your eyes from the place where you are, and look to the north and south and east and west,
Genesis 17:7 I will establish My covenant as an everlasting covenant between Me and you and your descendants after you, to be your God and the God of your descendants after you.
Genesis 28:13 And there at the top the LORD was standing and saying, “I am the LORD, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac. I will give you and your descendants the land on which you now lie.
Genesis 22:16 saying, “By Myself I have sworn, declares the LORD, that because you have done this and have not withheld your only son,
Genesis 15:16 In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites is not yet complete.”

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